The Book of Malachim II (King 2):
Chapter 3

1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in
Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve
years.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of HaShem; but
not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal
that his father had made.

3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered
unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred
thousand rams.

5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of
Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and
mustered all Israel.

7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah,
saying: `The king of Moab hath rebelled against me; wilt thou go with me against
Moab to battle?' And he said: 'I will go up; I am as thou art, my people as thy
people, my horses as thy horses.'

8 And he said: 'Which way shall we go up?' And he answered:
'The way of the wilderness of Edom.'

9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the
king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey; and there was no
water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.

10 And the king of Israel said: 'Alas! for HaShem hath called
these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.'

11 But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of
HaShem, that we may inquire of HaShem by him?' And one of the king of Israel's
servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water
on the hands of Elijah.'

12 And Jehoshaphat said: 'The word of HaShem is with him.' So
the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel: 'What have I to
do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy
mother.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'Nay; for HaShem hath called
these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.'

14 And Elisha said: 'As HaShem of hosts liveth, before whom I
stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of
Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

15 But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when
the minstrel played, that the hand of HaShem came upon him.

16 And he said: 'Thus saith HaShem: Make this valley full of
trenches.

17 For thus saith HaShem: Ye shall not see wind, neither
shall ye see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water; and ye shall
drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.

18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of HaShem; He
will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

19 And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice
city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar
every good piece of land with stones.'

20 And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of
making the offering, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the
country was filled with water.

21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come
up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able
to put on armour, and upward, and stood on the border.

22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone
upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood;

23 and they said: 'This is blood: the kings have surely
fought together, and they have smitten each man his fellow; now therefore, Moab,
to the spoil.'

24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites
rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they smote
the land, even Moab, mightily.

25 And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of
land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the
fountains of water, and felled all the good trees; until there was left only
Kir-hareseth with the stones of the wall thereof; so the slingers encompassed
it, and smote it.

26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore
for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through
unto the king of Edom; but they could not.

27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in
his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there came
great wrath upon Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own
land.